Palettes / Colors / #151E79

#151E79 — Blue

#151E79 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color MidnightBlue (#191970). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: midnightblue (#191970) — not an exact match. CSS midnightblue gives you #191970, a different color; use #151E79 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#151E79 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #797115; it also sits naturally between #155079 and #3F1579. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 8% · Green 12% · Blue 47%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 0% · Key 53%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #151E79

.text { color: #151E79; }
.background { background-color: #151E79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #151E79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(21, 30, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 70%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #151E79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(21, 30, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #151E79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(21, 30, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#151E79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#151E79">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #797115:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #151E79: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #151E79

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #151E79 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #151E79 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #151E78  ·  #151E7A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #151E79?

#151E79 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 21, 30, 121). Its closest standard named color is MidnightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #151E79?

#151E79 is RGB 21, 30, 121 — HSL 235°, 70%, 28% — CMYK 83%, 75%, 0%, 53%.

What colors go with #151E79?

Its complement is #797115; analogous partners are #155079 and #3F1579. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #151E79 for text?

White text on #151E79 has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.49:1.